Afghanistan, Iraq Drawdowns Cut $3.2B From U.S. Army Costs, Officials Say - Caiten M. Kenney (Defense One)

Austin Asks Top General For ‘Options’ to Evacuate Afghans -  Tara Copp, Jacqueline Feldscher (Defense One)

China seeks to expand belt and road to Afghanistan in name of security as U.S. withdraws troops - Rachel Zhang (South China Morning Post)

Netanyahu Meets Egyptian Intelligence Chief, Demands Return of Captives in Gaza. (Times of Israel)

The Limit of The New York Times’ Obsession With Israel - Faith Quintero (Israelly Cool)

Turkey, U.S. Unite to Thwart Russian Attempts to Block Syria Aid - Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg)

Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria (AP)

BREAKING: UNRWA Thanks Hamas Terror Chief for ‘Ongoing Willingness to Cooperate’ -Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting)

“Hamas Commits Double War Crimes,” UN Watch Tells Human Rights Council (UN Watch)